Numerical Investigation of Sweet Spot of Cricket Bat

Collision and impact mechanics related to the cricket bat and ball is quite interesting to investigate. It has been observed that the exit velocity of the cricket bat depends on the location of the ball impact. The finite element method is employed to simulate the impact of cricket ball and bat. Exit velocities of the cricket ball have been plotted over the length of the bat to obtain the sweet spot of the cricket bat. This paper presents the response of the cricket bat for the different impact velocities and bowling methods and the exit velocities by using numerical methods that have been compared to get the response of the cricket bat.